Tom Sneddon, who went after Michael Jackson on child molestation charges, has died. He reportedly had cancer.

Sneddon, who served as Santa Barbara’s district attorney for more than 25 years, lost the case against Jackson in 2005. He accused the King of Pop with plying his alleged victim with wine and then sexually assaulting him at his Neverland ranch. He also accused Jackson of holding his victim’s family hostage.

Tom Sneddon had gone after Michael Jackson 10 years before for allegedly molesting a 10-year-old boy at Neverland. Jackson settled the civil case for $20 million. The boy and his family refused to cooperate with Tom Sneddon and the case went nowhere.

Michael Jackson’s Doctor Conrad Murray to be Released from Jail October 28 (Photo credit: Biography)

Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, will be sprung from prison October 28, his lawyer said. He will have spent less than two years in prison for giving the King of Pop a lethal dose of anesthetic propofol. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter November 2011.

Jermaine Jackson is straight trippin’ in his latest interview with Telegraph, in which he claims President Obama is where he is now because of Michael Jackson. Um, really Jermaine? He cited Oprah Winfrey’s 1993 interview with Michael Jackson as catapulting her to fame and the “effect of reiterating Jackson’s black heritage” helped Obama win the election after she publicly endorsed him. Right. Michael Jackson helped Obama win the presidential election. Jermaine Jackson needs to lay off the hairspray and take care of his kids. Obviously Obama’s parenting skills haven’t rubbed off on him one bit. I am also laughing at the thought that Michael Jackson helped Oprah Winfrey become famous.

Winfrey’s backing of Obama in the 2007 primaries is cited by some as the moment that secured his nomination as leader of the Democrats. “Michael invited her [to Neverland] and that was the moment that put her in 90 countries around the world and made her successful. What did she do with that success? She put it behind Obama.”

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Yesterday his brother added: “No one knew Michael like we did. He wasn’t weird or strange he was just different. And it is only since his death that people are finally beginning to truly understand him.” Source: Telegraph

Right, Jermaine, that’s exactly why you all should have known the people Michael Jackson surrounded himself with and the fact that he was using anesthesia to go to sleep. The bullsh*t from the Jackson family, namely Jermaine and Latoya Jackson just never cease to amaze me. Hey, Jermaine, are you caught up on your delinquent child support payments yet?

MSNBC to air “Michael Jackson and the Doctor” chronicling Conrad Murray’s relationship with the late pop star, just four days after a guilty verdict.

SHAMEFUL: MSNBC will air “Michael Jackson and the Doctor” at 10 p.m. Friday EST, just four days after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer’s death. This is a disgrace to the late singer and his family. This is all about money. The program will chronicle the trial from the points of view of Conrad Murray and his defense team, essentially giving “an exclusive look into the past two years of Murray’s life.” Yuk.

Murray will reveal personal details of his relationship with Jackson, his role within the singer’s family life, the intense pressures that Jackson felt leading up to his tour and what happened the day Jackson died.

The doc, directed by Tom Roberts, is from October Films, which spent two years with Murray and his defense team. It also will take viewers behind the closed-door meetings with Murray’s attorneys.

“Michael Jackson and the Doctor” is an October Films and What’s It All About? Productions co-production in association with MSNBC.

Zodiak Rights controls worldwide distribution rights to the documentary and has already secured pre-sales with broadcasters around the world, including Channel 4 in the U.K. and Nine Network in Australia. Source

I know Conrad Murray will need money for his legal bills, but this is a bit much and MSNBC is just in it for ratings and money. This won’t be a ratings bonzana as they believe. There are a lot of people who abhor Conrad Murray and the fact that he enabled a known drug addict to the point of death. Murray, who was remanded to custody without bail, will be sentenced on November 29 at 8:30 a.m. PST. If the prosecutors have their way, he will not be spending a brief incarceration in a county jail, but in a state penitentiary.

Conrad Murray Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Michael Jackson.

Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. The judge socked it to him by remanding him into custody until sentencing. While I believe that Michael Jackson played a role in his own demise, the doctor was the professional who should have stood up to his wishes for propofol and said no. Instead, he let money and prestige cloud his judgment. He will no longer be able to practice medicine in any state.

I know “shock and awe” often works well for prosecutors trying murder cases, but dang, did they have to show the jury a photo of a deceased Michael Jackson lying on a gurney during their opening arguments in the manslaughter case against Dr. Conrad Murray? I have never heard of anyone using anesthesia as a cure for insomnia. If you ask me, Michael Jackson was asking for trouble when he embarked down the dangerous road of using such powerful drugs to get some sleep. The doctors who introduced and injected him with these drugs all deserve to be behind bars. Still, he shares some blame in his death.

An Australian talent show skit based around the late Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 has sparked outrage after guest star, U.S. crooner Harry Connick Jr., called for an apology and viewers accused the program of racism. The comedy troupe, who called themselves the “Jackson Jive,” painted their faces black and wore black afro wigs in the skit that was aired on television yesterday evening. Connick, a talent judge, was angered by this display of blatant racism and said “If I knew that was going to be part of the show I definitely wouldn’t have done it.” He called for a halt to the skit and awarded the six performers with a zero rating.

The wannabe performers of this distaste skit are: Suresh De Silva, David Jefferson, Joseph Macdessi, Mark Sader, Harry Koumoukelis and Anand Deva, as Michael Jackson, during auditions at the Kirribilli Club in Sydney for Red Faces.

Daryl Somers, the show’s host, reportedly apologized to Connick on air for the so-called “blackface” routine during a special reunion program watched by 2.3 million people, acknowledging producers had been briefed on the skit, based on a similar one performed 20 years previously. The skit was heavily criticized on Twitter. Viewers criticized the skit on Twitter, with one calling the show “embarrassing and distasteful” and questioning whether “Is it racist for white folks to paint their faces black?”

Oprah Winfrey has shown how far her influence reaches in Chicago. Some folks are up in arms over the Mayor Richard Daley and the city of Chicago have agreed to allow the talk-show queen to shut down a significant stretch of the Magnificent Mile next week for the kickoff of her 24th season. According to the Chicago Sun Times, plans call for Michigan Avenue to be closed to vehicular traffic from Wacker Drive to Ohio Street for more than two days — from 12:01 a.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. The hourlong show will be taped at 5 p.m. Tuesday at a temporary stage to be built near the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The taping is free and open to the public.

Some shoppers and businesses only the Mag Mile are upset that Ms. Winfrey was allowed to close off the famous strip for so long. I find it hard to believe that this won’t be good for the city. Oprah Winfrey has more than star power. For example, there is a Gap clothing store nearby. I am sure that they will get some more business from all those people coming to the taping. The only problem I expect would be for drivers and public transit riders. The Chicago Transit Authority is telling commuters to use alternative routes.

Mayor Daley said any inconvenience is worth it and that motorists and commuters will understand. He said Winfrey’s taping great publicity for the city and an event that will create jobs. At least this isn’t a free meal as in the case of the Michael Jackson memorial service. The show will reimburse Chicago for any costs incurred. Well, almost everything — sanitation isn’t included. Of course, you can’t please everyone. There are many who have taken offense to what Ms. Winfrey is doing, for all the wrong reasons.

Brace yourselves. Another Michael Jackson love child has surfaced. Prince Michael Malahi Jet Jackson, 24, has come forward this week claiming to to be a long lost love child of Michael Jackson ahd his attorney, LaRue Grim claims he isn’t motivated by money. You will recall there was a lot of news swirling around the paternity of Omer Bhatti recently.

“Malachi has been told his entire life that he is Michael Jackson’s son. His primary goal is to have closure on whether or not Michael was his father, and he wants a DNA test to prove it. Prince Michael Malachi Jet Jackson, who goes by Malachi, turns 25 in September, and is currently enrolled in “a special needs college at an undisclosed location.”

Grim says Malachi’s mother, Zerline Lavette Dixon, had trouble with drugs so Malachi’s grandmother raised him. But, you know who his long-lost dad is. “Malachi looks exactly like Michael Jackson,” Grim added. Really, which version of Michael Jackson does he resemble?”I’m seeking a DNA test and I’m very concerned that it be reliable and that no one slips in DNA from a stranger. Malachi never met Michael … from what I understand Michael Jackson was very private about his personal life.” The attorney was asked about the alleged relationshipbetween Zerline and Michael, and the response was: “I don’t know about that now. I’m gathering that information.”

According to Grim, back in the 1980s Zerline was a fashion designer and had a fashion line under the company name of Michael Jackson.”Michael seemed to be a very smart businessman. I don’t think he would have let anybody run a company with his name on it without his approval.” Funny, isn’t Michael Jackson the same person who, according to Mark Lester, asked him to donate sperm because of his own idiosyncrasies? This is nothing but hogwash.